Second-year Undergraduate

The courses in Professional Communication are grounded in proven theory and incorporate skills required for communication in the workplace. The contents of courses cover:

analysis of readership and audience

structuring messages and techniques for readability

selecting vocabulary to create suitable style and tone

formats for correspondence, reports and summaries

professional presentations

visual literacy

The aim of the course is to equip students with practical skills to enable them to plan and present persuasive oral presentations and oral reports; to function effectively in small group activities; to prepare and write business and technical reports. The approach to learning translates theory into skills-based modules. Participants are expected to attend all modules.

The textbook on communication principles and methods incorporating all aspects of the courses is: